: Updates
--My grandmother is out of the hospital after a two-and-a-half day stay. They put her on about four medications designed to reduce the swelling in her legs and chest, as well as to slow her pulse rate. She's already lost roughly five pounds of fluid, and she says she's not short of breath nearly as much anymore. I'm glad she's home, and feeling an odd sense of deja vu, because all the medications she's taking, my mom is either taking or has taken for the past almost two years.
--T-minus 19 days ... I've been hesitant to talk about this, but Ebonee is leaving June 30 (turned in her resignation and everything ... including showing up at 10:30 on the days she bothers to show, only to leave two hours later). Maurice said he wants to give the position to me when she leaves, he just needs approval from the higher-ups. I hope they do, because I want the increased responsibility -- as well as the relatively large pay increase. Then again, even if I don't get the job, I'll just be glad to not have to deal with her anymore. If I ever leave a job, I now know how not to handle it.
--I'm not sure where my creative juices went, but I wish they'd come back. The only writing I've been able to do for the past couple weeks relates to work (press releases and the like). If I try to write something for CL or one of several other side projects I've got, I just freeze. I'm not sure what it is, and I hope it passes soon. Maybe I'm so focused on my work right now, trying to give them every reason to promote me, that I'm leaving myself empty creatively. Whatever the case, I'm annoyed.
--My friend Munchie has been accepted to the University of South Florida; he wants to study to be a history teacher. He's grown weary of being a chef in the restaurant industry, and he's trying to find a new career path. I'm happy for him, and I hope it works out. As odd as he can be, I know him well enough to know his work ethic will allow him to succeed at this. I hope it does, too, because he really deserves it.
--That is all. I think ...
--My grandmother is out of the hospital after a two-and-a-half day stay. They put her on about four medications designed to reduce the swelling in her legs and chest, as well as to slow her pulse rate. She's already lost roughly five pounds of fluid, and she says she's not short of breath nearly as much anymore. I'm glad she's home, and feeling an odd sense of deja vu, because all the medications she's taking, my mom is either taking or has taken for the past almost two years.
--T-minus 19 days ... I've been hesitant to talk about this, but Ebonee is leaving June 30 (turned in her resignation and everything ... including showing up at 10:30 on the days she bothers to show, only to leave two hours later). Maurice said he wants to give the position to me when she leaves, he just needs approval from the higher-ups. I hope they do, because I want the increased responsibility -- as well as the relatively large pay increase. Then again, even if I don't get the job, I'll just be glad to not have to deal with her anymore. If I ever leave a job, I now know how not to handle it.
--I'm not sure where my creative juices went, but I wish they'd come back. The only writing I've been able to do for the past couple weeks relates to work (press releases and the like). If I try to write something for CL or one of several other side projects I've got, I just freeze. I'm not sure what it is, and I hope it passes soon. Maybe I'm so focused on my work right now, trying to give them every reason to promote me, that I'm leaving myself empty creatively. Whatever the case, I'm annoyed.
--My friend Munchie has been accepted to the University of South Florida; he wants to study to be a history teacher. He's grown weary of being a chef in the restaurant industry, and he's trying to find a new career path. I'm happy for him, and I hope it works out. As odd as he can be, I know him well enough to know his work ethic will allow him to succeed at this. I hope it does, too, because he really deserves it.
--That is all. I think ...